1. #WAVE We Are Vista Everyday VUSD Innovation

3. VUSD Demographics 5 th Largest district in San Diego County with approximately 23,000 students District Program Improvement 28% English learners 24% A-G Completion

4. VUSD Innovation Cohorts

5. Goals Make math the focus Increase Content Knowledge for Teaching Increase use of technology as a learning tool Provide a learning environment based on Inquiry Develop a growth mindset Connect research to practice Spread the word

6. Make math the focus Transparent data Math is part of every district principal meeting Site and district math nights, STEM nights Direct site support

7. ➔ Design (20 summer hours) ◆ Research to practice ◆ Model the learning environment you expect ◆ Integrate technology as a learning tool ➔ Implementation (40 hours) ◆ Met two hours/month for face to face collaboration ◆ Met two hours/month for online collaboration ➔ Leadership (Four half day Saturdays, 20 hours) ◆ Change facilitators ◆ Find your leadership path ◆ Leadership (Four half day Saturdays, 20 hours) VUSD Innovation Cohorts (K-12)

8. Cohort 1 2012-2013 K-5 1 lower and upper teacher per site 6-8 1 grade level lead per site 9-12 2 teachers per site K - 7 8 - 12 All 8 N=40N=12 N=20

9. Connect research to practice What is the research? Mindset Equity Teacher learning Bring the people closest to the research to the district Professor Jo Boaler, Stanford 3 Full Days of PD 4 Days of Site Math Walks 2 Days of Coaching

10. VUSD Innovation Cohort (Grade 8) ➔ Meet one full day per month (60 hours) ◆ Math Practices ◆ Content Standards ◆ Growth Mindset ◆ Assessment ◆ Grading Math 8 Washington Middle School

11. VUSD Plan ➔ VUSD Innovation Cohorts 2012-2013 ➔ Leadership Cohort 2013-2014 ◆ summer ◆ monthly ◆ Networks ➔ Certificated Buy Back days ➔ Instructional Rounds ➔ Professional Learning Communities

12. 2013-2014 Summer PD Mindset and Common Core Sumer MOOC, How Students Learn Math 17 Content Resource Teachers Cohort 2 Mathematics and Science K-5 Cohort 2 Secondary Math All Grade 6, 9 release days All Grade 7, 9 release days All Grade 8, 6 release days 4 per site Grades 9 – 12, 9 release days

13. Connect research to practice High School Dr. Brian Lawler, CSUSM Grant CSUSM 4 Teams for Lesson Studios 9 Full Days PD Coaching

14. Today K-8 Inquiry & Number Talks 6-8 Heterogeneously Grouped Math 180 Support Math electives for advancement: Robotics, Applied Math, Aviation, Computer Science 9-12 Integrated Program Developing Pathways STEM

15. Content Support Resource Teachers ➔ Change facilitators Change facilitators ◆ 6-12 ELD/Math Coaches Innovation Cohorts ◆ Literacy Coaches CSRT ◆ Moodle My Big Campus ◆ Outlook Google ➔ Transition to Common Core Transition to Common Core ◆ Leverage collective intelligence ◆ K-12 collaboration across content areas ◆ Instructional technology supports

16. VUSD Student Perspective

17. Contact Cathy Williams, Director K-12 Mathematics cathywilliams@vistausd.org Visit youcubed.org